23 Nov 2024
Thursday 25 January 2024 - 15:29
Story Code : 413272
Source : IRNA

Iran, Turkiye ink contract to connect power grids

The Iran Project : The Iran Grid Management Company and the Turkish Electricity Transmission Company (TEIAS) have signed an agreement to make operational the Khoy-Van grid line.
Iran, Turkiye ink contract to connect power grids
Iran, Turkiye ink contract to connect power grids
According to The Iran Project,In the presence of Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Iran’s Mehdi Moghimzadeh and Turkiye’s Orhan Kaldirim signed the contract for the connection of the 400-kilovolt BtB HVDC line between Khoy (Iran) and Van (Turkiye) during a meeting in Ankara on Wednesday.

Moghimzadeh said that the operation requires state-of-the-art equipment and is also Iran's first experience in cross-border grid connection via HVDC infrastructure.

The pilot operation of the BtB HVDC was successfully carried out last year, the Iranian manager said, adding that the new agreement paves the way for real operation, which can create an opportunity to exchange power with Turkiye and some European countries.
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